10 Things to Do Before Pressing the Shutter Button
Whenever we press the shutter button to take a photo, we’re making a commitment. Certainly, we can press this button again and again to take as many pictures as we’d like, but we find it…
Whenever we press the shutter button to take a photo, we’re making a commitment. Certainly, we can press this button again and again to take as many pictures as we’d like, but we find it…
The city can be a truly captivating place to photograph, especially at night. The bright lights and throngs of life make for a rich canvas of color, contrast and motion to make your pictures spectacular.…
What is it that makes a great photograph so great? Behind every fantastic photo is a carefully planned composition, strategically developed to evoke particular emotions, draw our eyes to the subject, or embrace us within…
The Rule of Thirds and the Golden Ratio are some of the most foundational concepts in the world of photography. The Golden Ratio is essentially a design principle based on the ratio of 1 to…
As photographers, we’re all well aware of the constant journey to improve our composition to impart our photos with a unique and powerful voice. Developing our points of view and composition techniques will likely be…
Over the last few years, with the rise of smartphones and social media apps, there’s also been a rise in the number of people who have taken an interest in photography. Whether you take photos…
Composition is one of the most important creative aspects of photography. The rules of composition get debated often. But the one rule you should use for every photograph is seldom emphasized. © Kevin Landwer-Johan Fill…
Negative space has been used for hundreds of years in art and design but is something that is comparatively unknown by many photographers. A lot of people don’t know what negative space is, but, used…
Composition in photography refers to the way we frame an image and choose what goes in the frame, and where. There are many rules and guidelines you can follow. While it’s definitely ok to break…
Taking stunning portraits is a complex business. For most photographers starting out, it’s hard enough to remember to ask their subject to look animated, let alone to take notice of surroundings and composition. But a…
In the first instalment of this article, we focused on understanding the role that paintings play in photography. More importantly, we talked about the things that photographers can learn from paintings: good composition & subject…
Painting and photography may be two different worlds, but for many, they relate with and complement each other. Some painters use photographs to help them come up with unique works of art, and a number…